Sunday, December 31, 2017

Book Your Stocking All December

Book Your Stocking: December 31

Many of you have begun, or finished, packing away ornaments, rolling the recycling to the curb, and wondering what project you could make with this year's Christmas cards, and so it is that time here, too, at Book Your Stocking. 

What began as my sharing my book wish-list and wanting to know what others might want, quickly became a lovely reading series here, albeit an impulsive one. Every day of December, different readers have shared what books they would give, and what books they would enjoy reading this coming year. Many of the readers are writers themselves, with their own books, so be sure to read their bios and visit their websites to learn more about their writing and what's next.

Please enjoy reviewing all the books that have appeared on this year's Book Your Stocking, and I look forward to next year's books and stockings. Thanks for following! All names below are linked to their individual recommendation and wishing lists.

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Holiday Season 2017

December 1 Erin Pringle
December 2 Tom Noyes
December 3 Sharma Shields
December 5 Kathleen Callum
December 6 Julia Drescher
December 7 Marilynn S. Olson
December 8 Chelsea Martin
December 9 Ira Gardner
December 10 Michael Noll
December 11 Donna Miscolta
December 12 John Kenny
December 13 Stephanie Noll
December 14 Christie Grimes
December 15 Regi Claire
December 16 Amelia Gray
December 17 Melissa Stephenson
December 18 Michael Martone
December 19 Michael Wolfe
December 20 Ann Tweedy
December 21 Abby Freeland
December 22 Rajia Hassib
December 23 Alvaro Rodriguez
December 24 Maya Jewell Zeller
December 25 Merry Christmas
December 26 April Cypher
December 27 Shawn Vestal
December 28 Polly Buckingham
December 29 Laura Robey
December 30 Barbara Simmons
December 31 Reprise

See you next December!

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Saturday, December 30, 2017

Book Your Stocking with Barbara Simmons

Book Your Stocking: December 30

Last night, we went to the bookstore because we had received reading gift cards from family. We spent a good long while moving through the aisles, searching for titles and remembering titles we'd long wanted and shelved in maybe-later. Many other people seemed meandering for similar reasons, the bustle gone out of them, but the brightness of quiet and solitude suited them better. And, thankfully, we have one more day of December before the series' reprise, and one more day of book wishes and book gives. May you add these to your own list, mental or pencil, and take them with you into the aisles of your own reading places.

Please welcome today's reader, Barb Simmons.

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To Receive 



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Barbara Simmons,
photograph used with permission
About today's reader:

Barbara Simmons teaches English and is Director of  Composition at Spokane Falls Community College. She lives in Spokane with her husband and two daughters.

















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